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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article R223-3

Within eight days of their receipt, the funds arising from the payment of the shares shall be deposited on behalf of the company being formed and by the persons who have received them at the Caisse de…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article R223-30

…eport on one or more management operations under the conditions provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 223-37 is appointed by the president of the commercial court ruling in summary proceed…

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Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article R223-31

If they represent at least one tenth of the share capital, members may, in a common interest, instruct one or more of them, at their own expense, to represent them to support, both as plaintiff and de…

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Chapter II: Sociétés en commandite simple.

Article R222-3

The limited partner exercises the right opened by Article L. 222-7 under the conditions set out in article R. 221-8.

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Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article R223-32

…may appoint an ad hoc agent to represent the company in the proceedings, where there is a conflict of interest between the company and its legal representatives.

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Chapter VII: Simplified joint stock companies.

Article D227-3

For the application of the fifth paragraph of Article L. 227-1, the amount of the value that no contribution in kind may exceed is set at €30,000.

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Chapter VI: Sociétés en commandite par actions.

Article R226-3

The provisions of articles R. 225-110 to R. 225-112 are applicable to managers and members of the Supervisory Board.

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Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies.

Article R233-3

…n the full consolidation method, the consolidated balance sheet includes the assets and liabilities of the consolidating company, with the exception of the securities of consolidated companies, the bo…

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Chapter V: Invalidity.

Article R235-3

…ty proceedings against decisions declaring a company null and void are only admissible for a period of six months from the publication of the court decision in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civil…

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Chapter II: Company accounts.

Article R232-3

The board of directors, the management board or the managers of the companies referred to in article R. 232-2, as the case may be, draw up: 1° Semi-annually, within four months of the close of each ha…

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